Ticket-machine for conductors.



G. L. MUNDIGLER.

TICKET MACHINE PoR GoNDUoToRs.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.28, 1912.

1,054,983, `Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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TICKET MACHINE POR CONDUGTORS. APPLICATION FILED swims, 1912.

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GEORGE I.. MUNEIGLER or WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, AssIeNoE 'ro THOMASG. Tori- LEESoN AND vEGo M. WEs'nfEo'rH- 0E WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN.

TICKET-MACHINE' FOR CONDUCTORS.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913'.

Application filed September 28, 1912. Serial No. 722,952.

To all whom t may concern: i.

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. MUNDIGLER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of West Allis, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsimhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Machines for Conductors; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is yafull, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple, eifective and durable machine for expediting the duties of conductors`v of public conveyances such as for example making change in the collection of fares and especially in dispensing transfer tickets, the invention consisting in certain peculiarities of construction andcombination of parts as set forth hereinafter with reference to thc accompanying illustrations and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a longitudinal sectional elevation of a machine embodying the features of my invention, the

section being indicated by line 1 1 of Fig. 3; Fig. 2, a cross-section of the same as indicat-ed by line 2 2 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3, a plan view of said-machine with partsv broken away and in section to `illustrate certain structural features; Fig. 4.-, another cross. section of the machine, the section being taken upon a line as indicate -b'y line 4 4 of Fig.'3 with the shiftablekey-board moved to another position from that shown in Fig. 3, out of the line of said section; Fig. 5, a detailed cross-section f certain of thetype blocks, the section being',indicated by line 5 5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. i6, a faceview of a printed form of a transfer, the same being vshown completed by 'stamping the time,

place and indicated direction thereon.

' ReferringA by charactersto the drawings, l represents a bedr-plate upon which is mounted a rectangular casing 2, the side walls of the same being flanged outwardly toform rails 3 and 3- forthe reception of a slidable key-board 4, thedepending walls of which key-board are p'rovidedwith offset grooved anges 4 that engage the rails 3.

' The casing is closed at oneend by a plate 5,

the opposite end 'being provided with' a transverse partition plate 5", between which plates and the side walls ofsaid casing there `is interposed a vertically ymovable table 6 for the reception of a stack of printedforms 7, the same constituting transfer tickets.v

plate 51s provided.

The uppermost form of the stack is arranged to engage a series of nibs 8 that are inwardly extended from the end and side plates of the casing, the entiregroup of forms being forced upwardly by coiled springs 9 which are interposed between the bed-plate and lower face` of the table. These coiled springs surround plunger-'s 10 that depend from the table, which plungers are in telescopic engagement with sleeves 10 that project up- -wardly from the bed-plate.

It is apparent from the foregoing description that the uppermost printed form of the series can be readily stripped from the nibs that retain the latter if desired, for use, and that -the coiled springs will automaticall feed the stack upwardly as it is deplete and when said stack has been exhausted the table may be depressed and a similar stack placed thereon by inserting the same through a suitable aperture 5 with which the end The shiftable key-board 4, as shown, is provided lwith --two inde endent groups of gspring actuated keys a, a and b, b', b, b,

respectively, there being two keys in oneof the groups, and four in the 'remaining group, as best shown in the plan View Fig. 3'.k The :stems o'fall of the keys are ,suitably guided in thimbles which extend from the face of the key-board, the .said keys being held in their normal position by coiled springs 11,

'which coiled springs are interposed between said key-board face and the' lower face of the heads of said keys.

It is Vapparent by reference to the drawings thatthe separate groups of keys are each arranged to be brought .to a common printing point and that all of said keys are provided with suitable type blocks, those shown in connection with keys a and a being indicated by it being understood that the other group of keys referredpto are. similarly provided `with such type blocks.

.The type block carries a star which is adapted lto print upon the form vtherebelow, whereby the point of transfer may be indicated andthe corresponding type block m is, as shown, provided with ty e to indicate inter-urban and will print t e same upon the form to indicate a transfer to such cars of the system. It is understood however that one of these keys or both may be provided with any suitable symbolic type character, conforming to the requirements of the railway system to which the apparatus may be applied.

The second group of type-carrying keys are, as indicated by'the plan view, provided with type-blocks having characters thereon indicating North, South, East and Vest, all of which print upon a common printing point upon the form, whereby the direction of transfer is indicated.

To properly record the time of transfer upon the uppermost blank contained in the casing, I provide a type-Wheel- 12, which type-wheel is mounted within va housing12 that extends from one side of the key-board, the type-wheel being provided with a spindle 12 that is journaled in a sleeve of the housing and has secured to its upper end a button 13` whereby -the lwheel may be revolved. The Wheel 12 also carries a series of radially disposed type-blocks 14, which type-blocks are. mounted upon the ends of spring fingers 14 that are secured to and eXtend from the type-wheel, the 'same being capable of independent'movement with relation to each other. The upper face of the spring fingers 14 are provided with characters to indicate the time of transfer, the said type being suiicient in number to coniplete an interval of twelve .hours in divisions of fifteen minutes or forty-eight in all and, fo example, if it is desired to print a transfer which expires at fifteen minutes after one p. in., the inscription upon the printingpface of the type would be L? and this character would show upon the upper face of that spring finger which is diametrically opposite the type character tobe printed, the said character-.being alined with the first group of keys. The housing 12, for the purpose of visibly adjusting the typewheel, is provided with an aperture in its face whereby the indicating characters upon the type members can be seen, and hence the operator revolves the type wheel until the proper characters register with said aperture, whereby the corresponding type is brought into position for printing and held in such position by a spring dog 15 which depends from the casing and is adapted to center between the spring fingers 14 to thus hold the wheel in its adjusted osition. Printing of the time upon the trans er form is obtained through manipulation of either of the first roup of type keys a, a". rIhis is accomplis ied throu h spurs y, y', that project from the type bIocks and w', which spurs lare adapted to engage the alined type block of the type-wheel. In order to print the various symbols in their respective selected ositions with relation to the printed form or the transfers- I provide avisible indicator card 16, which is suitably secured to one side of the casing in a position correspending to the position of the stack of printed forms therein, this card being marked vwith the points of transfer as shown in Fig. 3. The key-board, as previously described, is slidably mounted upon the rails 3 and 3 and to adjust the same to the proper point of printing the said keyboard carries a spring pointer 17 that overlaps the indicator card 16, which pointer carries a tooth 17 that is nested wit-hin a recess formed in the adjacent key-board flange 4. The tooth is arranged to .engage any one of a series of notches 17 with which 'the edge of the rail 3 is provided and thus when sliding the key-board to a selected position it is readily centered due to the fact that the tooth 17 of the spring pointer will snap into that notch which is alined with the point of transfer indicated by the card. After a transfer has been completedby manipulation of the several keys, whereby the proper records are made upon said forni, the key-board is shifted to one end-of the casing as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, to thus expose the entire -face of the completed transfer, which transfer being accessible can then readily be removed .by the operator, who, by frictional engagementof the hand, strips said transfer from the stack iii-such` manner as to first draw one end thereof free from the nibs S. Incidental to the shift of the key-board to the position indicated by dotted lines all of the typeblocks will engage a stepped inking roll 18, a reduced portion 18 being adapted to engage the faces of certain of the type-blocks carried by the type-wheel. It is apparent however that while- I have shown this method of inking the type-blocks other means for accomplishing the desired result may be utilized or I may, without departing from the spirit of my invention, utilize the face of the type as cutting oi embossing members to4 thus dispense with inkingV the saine.

It should be also understood that it is within the scope lof my invention to vary the number of type-carrying keys in each group or to utilize only a single group.

In order to increase the utility of the machine I also provide a change-making apparatus, which apparatus coni rises a series of coiii magazines 19, each ofpwhich are key-l a ctua,ted and for convenience in constructi'on in this instance one of the coin magazines is disposed at one end of the casing while I .have shown a connected group at the opposite end thereof. The connected group of coin magazines are provided with keys 20 indicating five, ten, twenty-five and fifty cents, Ythe single magazine being" provided with a key 20 that. indicates one dollar. Each of these keys as shown in Fig. 4t are connected to a spring-controlled bellcrank 21, an arm of which carries an ejector finger 22 that is arranged to engage the lower ooinof a stack, each coin of which stack corresponds to the amount indicated upon the face of each key. Hence when it is desired to make change for any amount from a dime to a dollar by lmanipulating the proper key or combination of keys the amou'ht will be discharged through a botf tom mouth with which'each of the various magazines'are provided, it being understood that the ejector finger can be of such ythickness as to engage one or more coins, whereby a predetermined number will -be discharged with each operation.

I claim: l

l. A machine of the character described comprising the casing, a spring-actuated table mounted in the casing, the same being adapted to receive a stack of printed forms, rails carried by the casing, a key-board in slidable union with the rails, a visible indic'ator formin connection with the casing, a pointer carried by the key-board for registration with the indicator, means for holding the key-board in selected positions, andy groups of spring-actuated vtype-carrying keys mounted upon the key-board ada ted to be impressed upon the uppermost orm of the stack contained withinthe casing.-

2. A machine of the character described comprising the casing, a spring-actuated table mounted in the casing,V the same being adaptedto receive a stack of printed forms, rails carried by the casing, a key-board in slidable union with the rails, a visible indicator form in connection with the casing, a

-upon the uppermost form of the stack slidable union with the rails, a visible indicator'form inv connection wit-h the casing, a pointercarriedby the' key-board for registration wit-h the indicator, means for holding the key-board in selected positions, and av group of spring-actuated type-carrying keys adapted to be impressed 'upon the uppermost form of the stack contained within the casing, a wheel in juxtaposition to the group of type-carrying keys, yieldable type carried by the wheel, and means extending fromeach type-carrying key of the group enhgageable with a selected type of th w ee In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee v in the county of Milwaukee and State of Visconsin in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE L. MUNDIGLER.

Witnesses .v GEORGE W. YOUNG,

. M.` E. DowNEY. 

